Dx Tests Flashcards by Caroline Mak

breast cancer dx tests

mammogram
US
MRI

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cervical cancer dx tests

pap smear
HPV test

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colon cancer dx tests

colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy

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lung cancer dx tests

CT chest

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prostate cancer dx tests

digital recta exam
prostate spcific antigen

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allergic reaction dx tests

skin prick
IgE (Ab)

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cognitive impairment dx tests

MMSE

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cystic fibrosis dx tests

sweat test

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glaucoma dx tests

intraocular pressure

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gout dx tests

uric acid

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liver disease dx tests

increas in LFTs: AST/ALT, alk phos, Tbili

cirrhosis: increase in PT/INR, decrease in albumin
hepatic encephalopathy: ammonia increase

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movement disorders dx tests

abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)

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myopathy dx tests

creatine phsophokiase (CPK)

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peripheral neuropathy dx tests

sensation test with 10g monofilament

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osteoporosis dx tests

## bone mineral density with DEXA

osteoporosis if T score < -2.5
osteopenia if - 1-2.4

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pancreatitis dx tests

increase in amylase/lipase

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psychiatric disease dx tests

DSM-5
Depression: Ham-D or HDRS assessment scale

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renal disease dx tests

increase in BUN, SCr
CrCl, eGFr

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seizure/epilepsy dx tests

EEG (electroencephalogram)

peptic ulcer disease dx tests

duodenal ulcer: pain 2-3 hrs fater eating (NO food in stomack), relief with food/antacids
gastric ulcer: pain right after eating (food in stomach), no relief with food/antacids

GERD dx tests

esophageal pH monitoring

H. pylori dx tests

urea breath test

brochopsastic diseases dx tests

spirometry: FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC

FEV: how much air exhale in 1 second
FVC: max amount of air that can be exhaled
FEV1/FVC: % of totoal air capacity that can be exhaled in 1 sec

asthmma dx tests

FC, FEV1

skin test if allergic asthma

COPD dx tests

post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.7

metabolic acidsosis dx tests

ABG (pH, pCO2, HCO3)

HIV dx tests

- HIV antigen/Ab immunoassay - HIV-1.HIV-2 antimody asssay - HIV RNA viral load

lyme disease dx tests

ELISA test

meningitis dx tests

lumbar puncture

onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) dx tests

20% KOH smear

lice dx tests

pruitis or visible lice and eggs (nits) on scalp

pinworm dx tests

- tape test to chekc for presence of eggs - helminths (worms) in blood, feces or urine

PNA dx tests

c-xray

syphilis dx tests

rapid plasma reagin (RPR) or venereal diseases resarch laboratory (VDRL)

Tb dx tests

- TST (skin test aka PPD) - interferon release assay (IGRA) blood test ## Footnote if active Tb can do a sputum test and look for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) on stain

autoimmune diseases dx tests | various

- increase in ESR - increase in CRP - positive rheumtoid factor Ab - positive anti-nuclear Ab

MS dx tests

MRI

anemia dx tests

low Hgb/Hct/RBC ## Footnote - microcytic: small MCV - macrocytic: big MCV

VTE dx tests

- d-dimer test (marker of fibrinolysis) - US

stroke prevention dx tests

CHA2DS2-VASc

HIT dx tests

- plt decrease 50% from baseline

acute coroary syndrome (ACS) dx tests

- ECG - EKG - troponin

arryhtymias dx tests

- ECG - holter monitor

CHF dx tests

ECHO